People often ask “Is the Sellwood Bridge safe to use?” Engineers working for Multnomah County and independent firms regularly inspect the condition of the bridge to answer that question.
The good news is that these experts believe the bridge remains safe to use. The bad news is that the bridge’s deterioration is quite advanced, especially for a bridge that carries so much daily traffic (30,000 motor vehicles a day). And despite fixes the county has made, the deterioration is getting worse.
The Portland Tribune recently created a short video focusing on the current condition of the bridge. This three-minute video tour provides a close-up look at some of the structure’s main problems. You can see the video at http://www.blip.tv/file/4186677.
The County’s goal is to keep the bridge open until the new bridge is constructed. We hope to start building the new bridge in 2012 and open it to traffic by 2015.
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